# Distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Grootfontein (GFY)

> 6,871 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,871 km / 4,270 mi / 3,710 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 03:33 in Curitiba, it's 08:33 in Grootfontein)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,648 ft (GFY is higher than CWB)

## Airports

### [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Curitiba, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCT
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -25.530000, -49.180000
- Elevation: 2,988 ft

### [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grootfontein, Namibia
- ICAO: FYGF
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -19.600000, 18.120000
- Elevation: 4,636 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:33 in Curitiba, it's 08:33 in Grootfontein.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Afonso Pena Airport (CWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwb-curitiba-afonso-pena-airport/1ef266df-9442-6e5a-a41e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)
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